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package com.ly.doc.extension.dict;

import com.power.common.model.EnumDictionary;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;

/**
 * @see <a href="https://github.com/smart-doc-group/smart-doc/issues/338">issues-338</a>
 */
public interface DictionaryValuesResolver {

    /**
     * resolve the dictionary, if an exception occurs, return empty collection instead of null
     * default behaviour is the same as {@link #resolve()}
     *
     * @param clazz dictionary class
     * @param <T>   the type parameter
     * @return the dictionary
     */
    default <T extends EnumDictionary> Collection<T> resolve(Class<?> clazz) {
        return resolve();
    }

    /**
     * resolve the dictionary, for compatibility, do not return null
     *
     * @see #resolve(Class)
     * @param <T> the type parameter
     * @return the dictionary
     */
    default <T extends EnumDictionary> Collection<T> resolve() {
        return Collections.emptyList();
    }

}
